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Emily Dickinson · Poems

Poem 394 of 446 · Third Series: Time and Eternity

Poem 7

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Given in marriage unto thee,
Oh, thou celestial host!
Bride of the Father and the Son,
Bride of the Holy Ghost!

Other betrothal shall dissolve,
Wedlock of will decay;
Only the keeper of this seal
Conquers mortality.

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